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NFL week 18 preview: Play-off permutations & what to look out for on final Sunday of regular season

NFL 2023 regular season

Dates: 7 September 2023 - 7 January 2024

BBC coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website every Sunday.

Almost anything is still possible heading into the final week of the NFL regular season, with 20 of the 32 teams still in the hunt for the Super Bowl with five play-off spots and four divisional titles all up for grabs.

We are assured of a pulsating ending to a particularly thrilling campaign that saw 109 games won by six points or less - the second-most in NFL history - with 13 of the closing 16 games having direct play-off implications.